£142 Million Investment to Accelerate UK Drone and Counter-Drone Technologies

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), a newly formed agency under the Ministry of Defence, will allocate more than £142 million this year to advance domestic drone and counter-drone technologies. The initiative aims to expand Britain’s uncrewed systems capabilities and enhance homeland…

Nikon SLM Solutions to Deliver Metal 3D Printer for U.S. Navy

Nikon SLM Solutions, a subsidiary of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing and developer of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) metal 3D printing systems, has received an order from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division for its NXG 600E platform. The large-format metal printer…

6K Additive Expands U.S. Metal Powder Production with EXIM Financing

Producer of advanced 3D printing materials 6K Additive is reinforcing its global leadership in metal powder and alloy production through a US$27.41 million financing package approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). The funding will support domestic…

Quickparts Expands U.S. Operations with Aerospace and Defence Centre of Excellence and Quick Mould Launch

Quickparts, an on-demand manufacturing company specializing in prototyping, production parts, and supply-chain services, has completed a US$2.5 million upgrade to its Seattle, Washington headquarters. The investment establishes the site as an Aerospace and Defence Centre of Excellence, expanding capacity for…

Aurora Labs and Ares Armaments Partner to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing for Defence

Australian technology company specializing in metal additive manufacturing (AM) Aurora Labs Limited has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australian sovereign defence manufacturer Ares Armaments Australia Pty to advance research and development initiatives focused on design…

ASC and Austal Partner to Advance AM in Australian Submarine Programs

ASC, Australia’s sovereign submarine partner, and shipbuilder Austal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and workforce skills.  Announced at the 2025 Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, the collaboration will enhance Australia’s…

MiCoB Strengthens Indian Defence with 500+ Advanced 3D Printed Bunkers

MiCoB Private Limited,a 3D concrete printing provider, announced that it has delivered more than 500 advanced bunkers, engineered to withstand impacts and blasts, to the Indian Army. This milestone marks a significant step forward in modernizing India’s defence infrastructure. “Delivering…

nScrypt Demonstrates Forward-Deployed 3D Manufacturing at Trident Warrior 2025

nScrypt, a Florida-based manufacturer of high-precision 3D printing and micro-dispensing systems, has demonstrated its field-ready manufacturing capabilities during Trident Warrior 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Fleet experimentation exercise. The event brought together more than 20 organizations to support the Joint Advanced…

Babcock and Plastometrex Support MOD’s Project TAMPA to Evaluate Additive Manufacturing

British multinational company Babcock International Group and UK-based materials testing and characterization company Plastometrex are taking part in Project TAMPA, a Ministry of Defence initiative focused on evaluating the use of additive manufacturing (AM) within the defence supply chain. The…

RAF Coningsby Leverages Additive Manufacturing to Keep Jets Combat-Ready

At The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Coningsby in Lincolnshire, engineers have used additive manufacturing (AM) to produce a temporary pylon assembly part, enabling a Typhoon jet to return to service while a permanent replacement is developed. The process…